1941 Mauser P08

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"Self, the folks at CombatCarry would like ...

1941 Mauser P08

Was organizing one of my safes last night, and ran across an interesting piece, and said to myself,

"Self, the folks at CombatCarry would like to get a look at this, why don't you share it with them?"

So here it is. This is a genuine battlefield pickup Mauser P08, dated 1941. All numbers match with the exception of the mag. This pistol was willed to me by a friend who just recently passed away. He told me that his father picked it up during the Battle of the Bulge. Judging by his father's unit documentation (which I also have), it is entirely plausible that the story is accurate.

I stripped it down and checked it out, before putting 20 rounds through it. The finish is rough in a few places as you can tell by the pics, but overall, considering that it has been through a war and is 65+ years old I would say that it is in excellent condition.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh that IS a NICE PIECE!!!!.....
<whispering> does the mag match?............and they sell for around the 1500.00 range right now........sooooooooooooo if it comes your way........you REALLY have a nice collectable
If you have capture papers with it..........then the price bumps up to around 2500.00 or a little more.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh that IS a NICE PIECE!!!!.....
<whispering> does the mag match?............and they sell for around the 1500.00 range right now........sooooooooooooo if it comes your way........you REALLY have a nice collectable
If you have capture papers with it..........then the price bumps up to around 2500.00 or a little more.

The mag does not match, and I do have the pistol in my posession, including a holster with what looks like XLVII Pz (I think it was a Panzer division), marked on the back (it's really faint).

I also have papers from the soldier that brought it home (my late friend's Dad). He was attached to the 4th AD during that time, and in the area of Bastogne. I also got some neat battlefield pics (including one with him and what looks to be the same pistol), and a couple of letters to home (including one saying that he was bringing back a gun that the original owner "didn't need any more").

Nice, some people have all the luck. I'm sure that somthing that nice will fall into my hands someday ( in my dreams or when I am on my death bead). I am going to have to keep a towel by my computer to clean the drool next time.